noun
- the act of using something or someone in a wrong or inappropriate way
Usage: formal
Examples
- The misemployment of public funds led to a major scandal.
- His misemployment of company resources resulted in his termination.
- The committee investigated the misemployment of government personnel.
- Misemployment of technology can have serious consequences.
- The audit revealed widespread misemployment of taxpayer money.
- She was concerned about the misemployment of her research findings.